BACKGROUND: Autoimmune dermatitis, specifically interface dermatitis, is rarely reported in nonhuman primates. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: This report describes a case of idiopathic immune-mediated dermatitis clinically manifesting as palmoplantar hyperkeratosis in a rhesus macaque, successfully controlled with the use of long-term oral corticosteroid therapy.
BACKGROUND:Autoimmune dermatitis, specifically interface dermatitis, is rarely reported in nonhuman primates. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: This report describes a case of idiopathic immune-mediated dermatitis clinically manifesting as palmoplantar hyperkeratosis in a rhesus macaque, successfully controlled with the use of long-term oral corticosteroid therapy.
Authors: E J Bardana; M R Malinow; D C Houghton; W P McNulty; K D Wuepper; F Parker; B Pirofsky Journal: Am J Kidney Dis Date: 1982-05 Impact factor: 8.860